The closing date is 27 May 2026
Salary: £45,953 to £54,254 a year Per annum incl. HCAS
Job summary
To ensure the mental health needs of adults with mental illness referred to HillingdonCMHH are appropriately assessed, supported and a high level of quality care is delivered within available resources.
To provide support and advice to users, carers and other professionals on mental health issues.
Job responsibilities
- To undertake holistic assessments of service userswith mental health issues.
- To promote the work of theCommunity Mental HealthHub(CMHH).
- Tomaintainup-to-date clinical records and documentation in line with agreed local policies and procedures, NMC guidelines and CNWL policy.
- To respond to duty referralson a daily basisand ability to prioritise urgent referrals
- To ensure that own professional practice and clinical knowledge ismaintainedat all timesin accordance withNMC guidelines and CNWL policies and procedures
- To work in partnership with the primary care team, statutory and voluntary agencies to ensure that theappropriate careneeds are met.
- Tomaintainpatient safety, in collaboration with patients, carers and other team members
- Responsible for recognising the potential for or signs of patient harm, abuse or neglect and taking all reasonable steps to protect the patient.
- Providesclinical advice on complex issues to other members of the clinical team and staff from other disciplines.
- Undertakes urgent and priority assessments, including comprehensive risk assessments
- Responsible for decision making and coordination ina crisis situation.
- Support service users short termwhopresentto the team when their Care Coordinator / Lead Professional is absent from work and the personrequiresan urgent response.
- To liaise with other servicesi.e.Police,A & E, Single PointofAccess.
- Responsible forparticipatingin the setting of quality standards and offering a consistent approach to people open within the team.
- Maintain an effective reporting standard,verbally and in writing on patient conditions.
- Support members of the team with other specialist assessments, asrequiredfor example, application of the Mental Capacity Act 2005; Knowledge of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, s42 Care ActregardingSafeguarding Adults and Making Safeguarding Personal.
- Tomaintainprofessional standards of care at all time
- To supervise junior staff members and to support students on placement
- Undertake andmaintainall essential training to role.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Current Professional Registration as a Registered Mental Health Nurse/Occupational Therapist or Social Worker.
Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience
- Experience of working with or within the community setting
Desirable
- Supervising the work of others
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to participate in the work of the MDT band contribute to the work of the team
- To demonstrate a knowledge of a range of therapeutic assessment and interventions available to reduce distress for individuals experiencing an acute mental health crisis or with an ongoing support need (risk assessment, MSE, capacity assessment, Full needs assessments) and manage a complex caseload effectively
Desirable
- Standard Setting and Audit
- Evidence based service development
- Ability to teach and supervise qualified and unqualified staff
- Ability to assess and support individuals experiencing acute mental illness distress and crisis
- Verbal, non-verbal communication skills and telephone skills
- Skills in a range of therapeutic intervention
- Skills in psycho-social treatment options
- Demonstrate clinical leadership
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).